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The Marital Residence
May 29, 2008
Crucial to any division of the marital residence (or other assets) is an understanding of the tax consequences attendant thereto. Unfortunately, relevant tax issues are at times not addressed by the parties or the court, resulting in further litigation over the allocation of tax debt.
Dressing Your e-Business Up for Success
May 28, 2008
Asking an e-commerce entrepreneur whether he or she knows what the business looks like may seem silly. After all ' doesn't it seem a given that no one can run a business, whether an e-commerce venture or a traditional bricks-and-mortar storefront operation, without knowing its basic financial information, especially cash flows, receivables and payables, and the balance sheet?
June issue in PDF format
May 28, 2008
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Movers & Shakers
May 28, 2008
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Managing Practice Group Profitability
May 28, 2008
Managers can no longer ignore the performance of individual practices, hoping problems will correct themselves. Firms everywhere are venturing into various types of reporting and 'profit center accounting,' typically based on the performance of individual practice groups and even specific clients. However, they take a variety of approaches to these analyses, and the differences can cause severely different analytic outcomes.
Lawyer or Laborer? Value Billing Helps Lawyers Convey the Worth, Not Just the Cost, of Their Services
May 28, 2008
Cash cannot be realized until clients understand the benefits they have received from the lawyer's services — and agree to pay the bill. The key is to understand and convey value to the client, expressed in clear and understandable terms.
Client Attrition: More Tools to Stem the Trickle of Lost Work
May 28, 2008
The billable hours lost each month to attrition stand to impact a firm's bottom line unless firm managers counteract this trickle with affirmative measures.
401(k) Participants May Sue for Breach of Fiduciary Duty
May 27, 2008
In a closely watched case arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ('ERISA'), the U.S. Supreme Court recently clarified the right of employees to sue plan fiduciaries for mismanaging their individual 401(k) accounts. <i>LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg &amp; Associates, Inc.</i>, 128 S. Ct. 467, 42 EBC 2857 (2008)
Subprime Mortgages and D&O Coverage: Will Insurers Pay and for What?
April 30, 2008
As the wave of litigation related to subprime defaults builds momentum, the people and institutions targeted by that litigation are looking to their insurers for reimbursement of the costs of defending those actions and any resulting liabilities.
May issue in PDF format
April 30, 2008
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